Memorial Cup: Suzuki makes the most of his debut

Centerman was the only Habs prospect to taste victory in his first game of the Memorial Cup on Saturday

Suzuki_Memorial Cup

© Claus Andersen/Getty Images

By Pierre-Antoine Mercier, translated by Dan Braverman @CanadiensMTL / canadiens.com

MONTREAL - Nick Suzuki and the Guelph Storm came out on top over Joel Teasdale and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in their first meeting at the Memorial Cup on Saturday.

Nick Suzuki
The Storm and Suzuki faced the Huskies in their first test of the Memorial Cup. The OHL champions finished with a 5-2 win on Saturday, led by Alexey Toropchenko's three-goal performance for Guelph - all of them in the first period.
Suzuki also got his name on the scoresheet in the second period when he finished up a superb passing play with Sean Durzi. The Guelph pivot finished the game with five shots on goal and a plus-1 differential.

The Storm is back in action on Sunday night against the Halifax Mooseheads.
Joël Teasdale
Teasdale, for his part, was held off the scoresheet, although he managed three shots on the Storm net.
The Huskies face the WHL's Prince Albert Raiders on Monday.
Cole Fonstad
Habs prospect Cole Fonstad and the Raiders played their first game of the tournament on Friday night against the hosts, the Mooseheads.
The WHL champions lost 4-1 to Halifax. In the loss, Fonstad earned a helper on his team's lone goal, and finished with a plus-1 differential.
Prince Albert's next showdown is set for Monday against the Huskies.

News Feed

Habs log off during End of Season Livestream with Kevin Raphael 

Jarod lives the pug life at a Canadiens game

Spaghetti Western: An Italian player’s love of country

Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky headed to Worlds

Canadiens reassign four players to Laval

Nick Suzuki Nominated for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy

Canadiens exercise two-year option on Martin St-Louis’ contract

Nick Suzuki wins the Canadiens' Molson Cup Player of the Year

Kevin Raphaël and the Canadiens take over Twitch on Wednesday

DET@MTL: Game recap

Two-year, entry-level contract for Luke Tuch

David Savard wins Jacques Beauchamp-Molson Trophy

DET@MTL: What you need to know

Logan Mailloux recalled from Laval Rocket

MTL@DET: Game recap

CH Weekly: April 15 to 21

Lines and defense pairings at morning skate – Apr. 15

Guillaume Laporte : “It was an honor”